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Enterococci are persistent organisms naturally occurring in the digestive tract, able to persist on environmental surfaces for days or weeks, surviving heat and desiccation. They are the second most common bacterial cause of nosocomial infection. Recent strains of enterococci resistant to vancomycin pose a serious health hazard to hospitalized, institutionalized, and immunocompromised patients. This article presents a case study of community-acquired vancomycin-resistant enterococcus in an otherwise healthy child and suggests strategies for management and containment in the community.
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Enterococcus/efectos de los fármacos , Salud de la Familia , Enfermedades Gastrointestinales/microbiología , Infecciones por Bacterias Grampositivas/microbiología , Infecciones por Bacterias Grampositivas/transmisión , Vancomicina/farmacología , Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas/microbiología , Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas/prevención & control , Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas/transmisión , Farmacorresistencia Microbiana , Femenino , Infecciones por Bacterias Grampositivas/prevención & control , Humanos , Persona de Mediana EdadRESUMEN
Since the publication of Lionel Penrose's On the Objective Study of Crowd Behaviour, significant advances have been made in the understanding of intragroup and intergroup behaviour relevant to world security and peace. Some of these are reviewed in this article. Rational decisions in the complex and dangerous modern world may require understanding of the constraints and influence of both the cultural and biological backgrounds of human social existence.
